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Bradley Manning Now "Catatonic"; Obama ENOUGH!
By Ralph Lopez
March 09, 2011 "War Is A Crime" --  As Obama's crime of the destruction of Bradley Manning continues to unfold before our very eyes, Manning friend David House now tells us that over 8 months in isolation with movement and sleep restrictions placed on him have been having their intended effect.  House has told MSNBC that by the end of January Manning appeared "catatonic"  and that he had "severe problems communicating," with it having taken House nearly 45 minutes on a recent visit to engage in any meaningful way (video below.)  House said Manning's demeanor was as "if he had just woken up and didn't know what was going on around him."   Manning was "utterly exhausted physically and mentally...it was difficult to have any kind of social engagement."

Also, a full month after Congressman Dennis Kucinich formally requested a visit, the Army has stalled on the request.

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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27647.htm
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emptywheel
DOD Passes the Buck Rather than Let Kucinich Visit Bradley Manning
On February 4, Dennis Kucinich asked DOD to allow him to visit Bradley Manning so he could assess his conditions of confinement. On February 8, Robert Gates wrote Kucinich a short notetelling him we was referring his request to Secretary of the Army, John McHugh. In a letter dated February 24 - but apparently not received in Kucinich's office until March 1 - McHugh told Kucinich he was referring his request to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs.

In short, a full month after the date when a member of Congress requested a visit with Manning, DOD is still stalling on a real response with bureaucratic buck-passing.

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http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/03/04/dod-passes-the-buck-rather-than-let-kucinich-to-visit-bradley-manning/